Hitting the slopes won't break the bank

Industry leaders: Skiing cheaper than you think

Movers and Shakers January 14, 2011

Frank joins Tomlinson North Idaho Sotheby's International Realty

Gunman kills four at NY pharmacy

MEDFORD, N.Y. (AP) - A gunman shot four people inside a pharmacy in a New York suburb Sunday morning, killing everyone inside the store in what police said looked like a robbery gone wrong.

Pharmacy robber pleads guilty

Sentencing set for Oct. 20

A Spokane Valley man accused of robberies in Idaho and three other states pleaded guilty Monday to 13 counts of interference with commerce by robbery.

Turn in old medications at CHS fair on Saturday

The Coeur d'Alene Police Department, the city's Enough is Enough Committee, and Idaho Drug Free Youth are sponsoring a "Prescription Drug Turn-in Day" as part of the Coeur d'Alene School District's Safety Fair on Saturday at the Coeur d'Alene High School commons.

Shop local with Alpaca Direct!

Support small business Nov. 24

American Express has been sponsoring Small Business Saturday since 2010 and it's turning into a larger movement where consumers can show their support for local businesses as the foundation for jobs and innovation in America.

Mild exercise, alternative therapies can relieve back pain

DEAR DOCTOR K: I have frequent back pain. I usually take acetaminophen (the Tylenol brand), but I hear it may not be effective for back pain. Is there anything to that?

Amazon vs. everyone else

Battle for holiday shoppers heats up

NEW YORK - This holiday shopping season, it's Amazon vs. everyone else.

Area Agency on Aging of North Idaho to host workshops

Area Agency on Aging of North Idaho... Serving the needs of adults 60-plus years of age; for more than four decades.

What is insulin resistance?

It is important that the levels of insulin in the body not be too high or too low. Some of the functions of insulin in the body include: countering the actions of adrenaline and cortisol in the body, helping the body repair and convert blood sugar into triglycerides, keeping blood glucose levels from elevating, playing a major role in the production of serotonin, and at normal levels increasing development of muscle. Insulin cannot work effectively at too high or low levels.

Store medicine properly to avoid 'candy confusion'

The Up and Away campaign, in partnership with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is reminding parents and caregivers of young children to be extra vigilant about safe medicine storage, so kids don’t mistake medicines for a sweet treat.

Agencies make coronavirus-related announcements

More organizations and government agencies issued coronavirus-related announcements Tuesday. Some of them are listed below; an extended list can be found at lmtribune.com.

Health care to cover the pill

Coverage with no copay extended to birth control

WASHINGTON - A half-century after the advent of the pill, the Obama administration on Monday ushered in a change in women's health care potentially as transformative: coverage of birth control as prevention, with no copays.

Feds: Backyard fentanyl operation could have made 2.5M pills

There were more than two dozen guns, homemade silencers and thousands of rounds of ammunition in a secret room

Jurors see video, pictures of crime scene in Samuel murder trial

Younger brother shot 10 times; father shot four times

COEUR d'ALENE — Teenager Eldon G. Samuel III unloaded on his younger brother, Jonathan Samuel, shooting him 10 times using a shotgun and handgun. He also inflicted roughly 100 other wounds using a knife and machete on March 24, 2014, according to opening statements and testimony Wednesday in Samuel's double-murder trial.

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Direct Primary Care (DPC) is revolutionizing the health care landscape, offering a refreshing departure from the traditional fee-for-service model. In essence, DPC fosters a direct relationship between patients and their primary care physicians, unencumbered by insurance intermediaries. This approach prioritizes patient outcomes, access to care, and affordability in profound ways. You may have heard this be termed “membership medicine” or “concierge medicine.”

Stores focus on the hunt

Trader Joe's, the specialty grocery chain, might not have the cheapest toilet paper or the most varieties of ketchup, but it hooks customers with mango butter, chocolate-covered pomegranate seeds and cilantro-and-jalapeno hummus.

Does acupuncture really help pain?

Most people when they think of acupuncture think of it as relieving pain or for its ability to control addictions. When I first graduated from acupuncture school, there weren't many studies done on the effectiveness of acupuncture for pain, addictions or the myriad other things that acupuncture is effective for - at least not in this country! There were many studies done in China, Japan, Germany, France, England and other countries, but we would not accept those studies because they weren't classified as "high enough quality." So we had to wait until there was enough interest here to substantiate the cost to run studies in the U.S. Now, three decades later, we have lots of high quality studies.

J.C. Penney posts smaller 1Q loss, raises sales guidance

NEW YORK - J.C. Penney Co. on Wednesday raised its guidance for a key sales measure while reporting a narrower loss in the first quarter than it had a year ago.

FDA approves weight-loss drug Contrave

WASHINGTON - U.S. regulators have greenlighted a new weight-loss drug called Contrave, the third in a string of approvals for prescription medications aimed at the nation's 78 million obese adults.